Both the University and the campus community have made it a priority to ensure that harm and violence have no place at Cal. This can include, but is not limited to, hate or bias related incidents, sexual violence, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.

Through numerous trainings, we are equipping our campus with the skills to build a better campus environment, and recognize instances of potential harm or violence and offer help safely, be that by de-escalating, intervening, or reporting any potentially violent or concerning situations.

Prevention Education Requirements
All students are required to complete prevention education in order to be able to register for classes. This includes two components: an online training and an in-person presentation.

For New Fall 2017 Undergraduate Students*

Online training:Think About It: will be available via CalCentral starting July 18, 2017 and must be completed by August 18, 2017.
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In-person presentation: Bear Pact addresses important issues faced by college students: sexual violence and sexual harassment, mental health, and use of alcohol and other drugs. Students learn about the many ways to maintain a balanced lifestyle and the resources on campus that can help you in this pursuit. Students will also gain strategies to take care of friends, classmates, and roommates. Bear Pact takes place during Golden Bear Orientation, therefore no action is needed on your part other than to attend Golden Bear Orientation

*For students arriving in Spring 2018, we will update with dates for trainings, and proactively alert students.

REMEMBER: Both components must be completed or a hold will be placed on your registration

For Graduate Students

Online training: Think About It for Graduate Students will be available beginning July 7; a personalized link will be emailed to your berkeley.edu email address.

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In-person presentation: This hour-long presentation equips graduate and professional students with tools to prevent and respond to the issues of sexual violence and harassment, intimate partner violence, dating violence, and stalking. The presentation reinforces the University’s commitment to providing students with a healthy, safe and inclusive learning environment. Graduate and professional students must complete must fulfil this expectation within the first 6 weeks of semester. There are several options available:

Any graduate student can attend a general session at New Graduate Student Orientation on August 22 (registration required)

Makeup sessions will be offered on August 30, September 11, and September 28.

If you do not complete the online training, a hold will be placed on your Fall 2017 registration. If you do not complete the in-person training, a hold will be placed on your Spring 2018 registration.

Accommodations
Accommodations for students with disabilities needing to complete this requirement may be requested through the Disabled Students Program. Information regarding DSP can be found at http://dsp.berkeley.edu/

Sexual violence and sexual harassment are crimes which can have a long lasting negative impact on health, well being, and academic success. To foster a safe living and learning environment, all entering students must complete mandatory education programming on sexual violence and sexual harassment.

Students failing to complete programs will have a hold placed on their registration. The hold restricts student access to student services (e.g.UHS, RSF, libraries, parking/transit, etc) and can delay financial aid disbursement if the hold is not resolved. The hold will also impact enrolling in classes. The hold will stay in place until the requirement is completed. More information can be found at http://registrar.berkeley.edu/.

Yes, and it's important to understand all the requirements that pertain to you, and how they differ.

All employees of the University are required to take the UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention Training that is designed specifically for employees. This online module is in addition to the prevention education for incoming students. An email with a personalized link to the training will be sent to you directly from the UCB Learning Center.

In addition, every first-time Graduate Student Instructor must also successfully complete the online course Professional Standards and Ethics for GSIs (which includes a module on sexual harassment and sexual violence) before they interact with students (either in person or online) in their role as an instructor. The GSI online ethics course module differs from the other trainings in that it focuses on sexual harassment issues as they may arise in the course of a GSI’s duties. To enroll in this course, please go to http://gsi.berkeley.edu/programs-services/ethics-course/

Accommodations for students with disabilities needing to complete this requirement may be requested through the Disabled Students Program. Information regarding DSP can be found at http://dsp.berkeley.edu/.